Press Releases

Statement by the Bishops of Malta and Gozo on pilgrimages

01/08/2020

After taking note of and following the public indications given by the competent health authorities, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo have decided that no other pilgrimages will take place this year.

✠ Charles Jude Scicluna
Archbishop of Malta
President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference

✠ Mario Grech
Apostolic Administrator of Gozo

✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta

✠ Anton Teuma
Bishop-elect of Gozo Read more »

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Applications for two vacant places in Year One Primary Church schools

31/07/2020

The Church Schools Admissions Board wishes to inform the general public that there are two vacant places for statemented students in Year One Church Schools.

St Francis School in Cospicua has a vacancy for one statemented boy with full-time one-to-one LSE support. St Benild’s School in Tas-Sliema has a vacant place for one statemented boy with shared LSE support. St Benild’s School is willing to consider the application of a statemented boy with full-time one-to-one LSE support for this vacant post if the boy’s brother is already registered at St Benild’s… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in August 2020

31/07/2020

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Awwissu, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30 a.m. mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Rużarju. Dan il‑ħin ta’ talb jiġi mtenni fuq TVM2 fil‑5:30 p.m…

Are hopes for a safer construction industry crumbling under the rubble? – Environment Commission

29/07/2020

Xprunata mill‑aħbar tal‑mewt traġika ta’ Miriam Pace, fit‑13 ta’ Marzu 2020, f’waħda mill-istqarrijiet tagħha, il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tenniet dak li kienet qalet fi stqarrijiet oħra qabel, jiġifieri, li kien “wasal iż‑żmien li l‑awtoritajiet juru biċ‑ċar fejn huma l‑prijoritajiet tagħhom u, b’kuraġġ, jieħdu d‑deċiżjonijiet diffiċli li messhom ilhom li ttieħdu. Minkejja li jistgħu jkunu skomdi għal xi wħud, dawn id‑deċiżjonijiet jagħmlu ġieħ lill‑maġġoranza assoluta tal‑popolazzjoni… Read more »

An appeal to continue safeguarding our health

27/07/2020

Il-Knisja f’Malta tappella biex ilkoll nosservaw b’attenzjoni d-direttivi dwar il-prevenzjoni tal-COVID-19 għall-ħarsien tas-saħħa tagħna u tal-oħrajn. Dan jgħodd ukoll għall-Quddies fil-knejjes.

Il-Knisja tfakkar li għal din is-sena qed torganizza l-festa fil-parroċċi u fi knejjes oħra b’quddiesa u pellegrinaġġ biss. Attivitajiet oħra, bħalma huma l-marċi, mhumiex responsabbiltà tal-Knisja imma tal-entità li torganizzahom u tal-awtorità ċivili li tawtorizzahom. Fil-każ tal-marċi r-responsabbiltà hi tal-każini tal-banda u tal-Pulizija… Read more »

Thanksgiving Mass with frontline healthcare workers

24/07/2020

B’ringrazzjament għall‑ħidma tal‑impjegati kollha fil‑qasam tas‑saħħa waqt l‑eqqel żmien tal‑imxija tal‑COVID‑19, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ radd il‑ħajr lil Alla. Din se ssir nhar il‑Ħamis, 30 ta’ Lulju 2020, fid‑9:30 a.m., fil‑Bażilika ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal Ġdid.

Għal din il‑Quddiesa, il‑Ministeru tas‑Saħħa qed jistieden lill‑frontliners minn diversi oqsma tas‑saħħa li waqt il‑pandemija ħadmu b’dedikazzjoni kbira biex titħares is‑saħħa tal‑poplu Malti u Għawdxi… Read more »

New certificate in the Safeguarding of Children and Young People at the University of Malta

Scholarships in Theological and Pastoral Studies

20/07/2020

Certificate in Safeguarding of Children and Young People

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/UCSCUPTE-2020-1-O

Posted by Faculty of Theology – University of Malta on Monday, July 20, 2020

The Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta together with the Faculty for Social Wellbeing and the Safeguarding Commission of the Church in Malta, are launching a Certificate in Safeguarding of Children and Young People (opening October 2020)… Read more »

The 2020/2021 application process for entry into Church Sixth Forms

03/07/2020

Entry into Church School Sixth Forms for the coming scholastic year 2020/21 will retain the same principles used in previous years despite the difficulties created by the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.

De La Salle College and St Aloysius College Sixth Forms, as well as the Secretariat for Catholic Education, have worked closely together, to ensure that the same basic entry criterion that has always been used to fill the limited number of places available is retained… Read more »

Draft Equality Law stifles the fundamental right for religious belief and the right of parental choice

02/07/2020

The Church Schools Association, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Council of Major Religious Superiors, together with representatives of parent organisations whose children attend Church schools, expressed their serious reservations on the Draft Equality Law (Bill 96) currently under discussion in Parliament. The draft, which should have had the aim of promoting respect towards diversity, is in actual fact undermining freedom of religious belief with dire consequences on the expression of a Catholic ethos inherent in Church schools… Read more »

Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in July 2020

02/07/2020

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Lulju, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll kull nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30am mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Rużarju. Dan il‑ħin ta’ talb jiġi mtenni fuq TVM2 fil‑5:30pm mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa…